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Botanical drawing of Crocus Minimus ("Spring Beauty"), a plant with a bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and a light purple flower. The plant is depicted twice, along with additional drawing of the flower near the bottom.
Crocus Minimus
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Crocus Minimus

Artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759 - 1840)
Date1802-1816
MediumStipple engraving, hand colored
Dimensions20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by Terry White
Object number2010.57.4
Collections
Visual DescriptionBotanical drawing of two Crocus Minimus (Spring Beauty) plants with a bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and a light purple flower. The plant is depicted twice, along with additional drawing of the flower near the bottom. Plate 81 from volume II of "Les Liliacées".
Botanical print of Crocus Susianus, a plant with bulbous brown root, white stem, thin green leaves, and yellow flowers. Detail of the flower bud included near the bottom.
Crocus Susianus
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Allium Obtusiflorum, a plant with a bulbous white root, green stem and thin green leaves, and a cluster of small white flowers. Additional drawings of the flowers are depicted near the bottom.
Allium Obtusiflorum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Cyanella Capensis, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, and light purple flowers. Additional drawings of the flower, bulbous root, and buds are included near the bottom.
Cyanella Capensis
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Gladiolus Tristis (ever-flowering gladiolus and marsh Afrikaner), a plant with thin green stems/leaves and white flowers. Additional drawings of the flower and bulb root depicted near the bottom.
Gladiolus Tristis
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Hyacinthus Amethystinus (amethyst hyacinth), a plant with a thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, and drooping blue flowers. Additional drawings of the seeds and flowers are near the bottom.
Hyacinthus Amethystinus
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical print of Moraea Sordescens, a plant with thin green stem and leaves, bulbous root, green buds, and flowers with pink, red, and yellow petals. Additional details of the flowers buds and seeds are included at bottom right.
Moraea Sordescens
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Tradescantia Rosea (Callisia rosea, Piedmont Roseling), a plant with pink roots, thin green leaves, and small pink three-pointed flowers. Its evolution from bud to flower is depicted near the bottom.
Tradescantia Rosea
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Narcissus Bulbocodium (petticoat daffodil or hoop-petticoat daffodil) showing the plant's white bulb root, thin green leaves/stems, and elongated yellow flower. Evolution of the flower bloom is depicted near the bottom.
Narcissus Bulbocodium
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Fragrans
Allium Fragrans
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Allium Lataricum
Allium Lataricum
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Albuca Minor
Albuca Minor
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816
Botanical drawing of Caryophyllata Sylvestris with green thorny stems and leaves, yellow flowers, pink bulbs, and roots showing.
Iris Tuberosa
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
1802-1816

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